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Abbotsford-based Island Express Air plans to offer daily flights — leaving at 7 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., returning at 8:15 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. — from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Vancouver International Airport's south terminal.
While daily one-way flights (the regular fare is $54.44 each way) including airport fees and taxes will add up to roughly $85 ($155 return), discounts for frequent travellers will bring the total cost down to about $1,400 a month for five days a week.
Company owner Gerry Visser, who said he has spent about $250,000 to get the service up and running, is confident the fees won't be a deterrent for people whose time is worth much more.
"Our phones are ringing off the hook," said Visser of the new service, which starts July 16. "We already have people booking."
Visser said his small company has four propeller-driven aircraft — two 10-seaters, one eight-seater and one four-seater — and that the short flight will appeal primarily to two client categories: business travellers wanting to get to Vancouver as quickly as possible, and Fraser Valley residents who can leave their car at home and fly anywhere in the world from Abbotsford via YVR.
"It [the daily commute] is definitely not for the average blue-collar worker," added Visser, who noted that parking at YXX is an additional $5 a day. "It's for businesspeople, doctors, lawyers, a higher-end commuter market. It's reliable, every day and on time."
Visser said the entire commute — from a client's Abbotsford home to downtown Vancouver — will take under an hour and that a free shuttle ferries passengers from YVR's south terminal to the main terminal and the Canada Line station.
"This opens up a brand-new opportunity for people who are sick and tired of spending one-and-a-half hours on the freeway," added Visser, who noted that YXX is just a 10-minute drive for most Abbotsford residents.
As well, he said, after a 15-minute stop at YVR the flight will continue to Nanaimo, then back through YVR to Abbotsford.
Visser is confident, but other small airlines have targeted the Fraser Valley commuter market before without success.
Last year, Whistler Air expanded service to provide a short trip from Pitt Meadows Regional Airport to Vancouver harbour by float plane.
However, that service ended before Whistler Air was taken over by Harbour Air/Westcoast Air.
Randy Wright, executive vice-president, corporate development for Harbour Air/Westcoast Air, couldn't say why the commuter service failed but noted that his company has no plans to resurrect it.
Wright said he doesn't know if the Island Express Air plan will work, but cautioned that full passenger loads are essential for a successful business.
"Good on him, because he's giving it a try," Wright said of the Island Express Air plan. "The key is to run the aircraft full both ways. There's corporate traffic going in, [but] he needs a full complement coming back."
Wright noted that Harbour Air/Westcoast Air has a steady clientele of business travellers who live in Victoria or Nanaimo and work in Vancouver.
He said that while considerable discounts are available on shorter term notice, their regular fare is $150 each way for the 40-minute flight between Victoria and Vancouver, and many clients pay that on a daily basis.
Wright also noted that Island Express Air "is competing with the highway" and that his company's competition is BC Ferries, "a lot longer commute."
Visser said he wasn't surprised the Whistler Air service didn't last because there's a lot of fog in Pitt Meadows and float planes have to fly visually, unlike his aircraft that are all-weather-certified.
As well, Visser said: "Pitt Meadows is much closer to Vancouver [than Abbotsford], so you can drive there in the same time as the entire [flight] process."


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Would you cut Taylor and sign William to a minimum deal? This would save cap space, but our starters would be Allen and Lewis(Assuming he re-signs) with Gay being our nickel corner (his strength).
Would you cut Taylor and sign William to a minimum deal? This would save cap space, but our starters would be Allen and Lewis(Assuming he re-signs) with Gay being our nickel corner (his strength).
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But I wouldn't do it if there's room to keep Ike along with the other players we want. Because Ike is still one of the best in terms of size, athleticism, and tackling and he fits Lebeau's system perfectly.
If needed, I'd cut Keisel first, Hampton second, and Ike 3rd. But I'm not sure we'll have to. Unless we're planning to target some FA that no one knows about.
No, but I would cut Taylor and draft Darius Slay to give the Steelers a promising young talented trio at CB. There's nothing about William Gay that makes me want him back with the Steelers. The best thing about him is the fact we may get a comp pick for him.
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Absoluetely NOT!!!! It was a good move to let him go. No need to bring back a now even older, less than mediocre player. He may have had a decent play here or there but mostly he was the worst player on the field at a given time including the opposing team.
Arizona cut Willie Gay. Wonder if he would be interested in returning for cheap.
He'll go play for Ray Horton in Cleveland...
Another great personnel decison by Whisenhunt. Guy can't judge talent to save his life. No suprise he is out the door
Playing Fantasy Football does not qualify you to be the in the front office or on the coaching staff of the Pittsburgh Steelers. They are professionals and you are not!
2014 Draft
1. Eric Ebron, TE
2. Calvin Pryor, S
3 (Comp). Jaylen Watkins, CB
4. Justin Ellis, DT/NT
5a. Brandon Coleman, WR
5b. Brent Urban, DE
6. Prince Shembo, OLB
7a. Aaron Colvin, CB
7b. Storm Johnson, RB
I would love to have Gay back on the roster. I think he got a really bad rap from some of the fans. Aside from 2009 he has been a solid DB and even in 2009 he played no worse than Ike. In fact if we sign Lewis and Gay we could easily drop Ike.
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A third candidate, David Jones, dropped out recently, said members of the party.
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On the conservative website As Maine Goes, support appears evenly split between O'Connor and Cebra.
Many commenters on the site also advocate for Bruce Poliquin, who will likely lose his job as state treasurer shortly after the 126th Legislature convenes. But he is not running.
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"Rich has a commitment to the grassroots, an understanding of the legislative process, a core belief in small business which drives Maine's economy and he strongly supports the principles which unite us," LePage wrote.
Two years ago, on his way into office, LePage angered some Republicans by trying to exert influence on the party's leadership.
LePage wanted Jason Savage, who had been a colleague at Marden's Surplus & Salvage and worked on the governor's campaign, to have a role. Webster, who was elected chairman, didn't think that was necessary.
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But O'Connor has a reputation as a straight-talker, too.
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The NHL-owned Phoenix Coyotes continue to surprise many, having not been division leaders all year until the eve of the final night of the regular season when they jumped ahead just in time to take the Pacific. Despite being the 3rd seed, they clearly were not being given the benefit of the doubt by most prognosticators prior to this series. But Mike Smith continues to shockingly cement his case for Team Canada 2014 conversation as third keeper. In the process, he's managed to do some pretty unbelievable things of late, including the most saves during a shutout record. However, I just believe Chicago's offense will ultimately be too much in game two.
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Scientists use the Introduction of a scientific paper to lay down their rationale for the work they're doing. In the Introduction to this paper, the researchers in this work first sought to link autism and immune function. To do so, they cite two papers. One is a 2010 review of existing literature that refers to autism as a "devastating disease," apocalyptic terminology that does little good for autistic people or their families.
That 2010 review (full text here) covers a great deal of ground, with abundant citations of studies linking autism with altered levels of various molecules associated with inflammation responses. What remains unclear is whether these changes are causative in autism or the result of the stress and anxiety that often accompany autism. The review authors describe new "exciting" research findings showing that immune molecules called antibodies from mothers of children with autism appear to target the fetal brain, but these findings apply to a "subset of mothers of children with autism." You'll see that word subset more and more as researchers parse the likely multiple variants of the developmental difference we generally call "autism."
The other paper the FASEB authors cite to support the immune link to autism is from 2004. That's the groundwork they lay for an immune connection.
In the next paragraph, the Bailey team offers their rationale for focusing on sAPPa. The background consists primarily of this study. It is quite similar to this study, published in PLoS ONE, with both papers reporting that in a subset--there's that word again--of patients with severe autism and aggression, sAPPa levels are increased. The sAPPa protein is related to APP, a molecule that has been central to research into the causes of Alzheimer's and associated with other brain derailments. In this second paragraph, the FASEB authors also link sAPPa to immunity, noting that immune cells pump it out when they're stimulated, although the studies they cite focus on Alzheimer's, which the authors seem to suggest is, molecularly speaking, the opposite of autism. At the end of this second paragraph, they say that sAPPa is being considered as an autism biomarker, a molecule that would identify a person as having or not having autism.
The issue with that concept is that one of the two studies (full text here) cited to support it focused on a subset--there's that word again--of autistic people. The subset consists of children with severe autism and aggression, as in the PLoS ONE and Sokol studies. The other cited study compared sAPPa levels in 25 autistic children and 25 non-autistic children and found relatively elevated levels in the autistic group. The authors of that last study also identified sAPPa in umbilical cord blood, but as they established no link between that and autism in the owners of said umbilical cords, the relevance remains unclear.
The authors of the PLoS ONE study, which involved children whose average ages were 6 to 8 years, note that their sAPPa findings "do not extend to children with mild or moderate autism."
Finally, the FASEB authors work to thread it all together, suggesting that because immune changes are linked to autism, sAPPa is linked to autism, and sAPPa is linked to immune effects, then a sAPPa influence on immunity might be a cause of autism. To test that idea, they created a mouse that made a lot more sAPPa than normal in the brain, thymus, and spleen and found that more sAPPa in these tissues resulted in notable changes in various immune measures.
This work addresses a potential link among these factors. But then the FASEB authors reach and overstate. The final statement of an Introduction sometimes summarizes the authors' take-home message, and that applies in this case. They write:
We conclude that sAPP- is instrumental in modifying T-cell development and function, and therefore may be directly involved in the pathophysiology of autism.Except for a couple of problems. Nowhere in this work do they establish that elevated sAPPa in these mice results in behaviors that characterize autism, which is diagnosed on behavioral characteristics. All of the work in the paper focused on looking at the immune outcomes. Nor has there been a previously established unequivocal connection between autism and T-cell development and function. Finally, sAPPa has been linked to severe autism with aggression, not to autism in general, which encompasses a minutely variegated spectrum of manifestations.
The Discussion of a scientific paper is a place for authors to note the shortcomings of their work. The Discussion of this paper includes no such assessment. It does, however, include some more overstatement of the findings.
Our findings of impairment in the T-cell memory function as a result of high levels of sAPP- may explain why children with autism are more susceptible to infection (57, 58).The two references they provide don't support the assertion that autistic children are "more susceptible to infection." The first study, from 2006, based on the abstract, actually found that while autistic children had more ear infections, non-autistic children had more "illness-related fevers." The other paper they cite, a Danish cohort study from 2010 (full text here), noted that the associations they identified did "not suggest causality" and that the association was not "specific for infection or for autism spectrum disorders." In their paper, the cohort study authors note again the increased incidence of ear infections, and offer three non-immune-related possible explanations for why autistic children might present more often at the hospital.
Finally, the authors of the sAPPa paper close with the following overstatement:
These findings are important because they substantiate the strengthening hypothesis that sAPP- is involved in the initiation of the T-cell response, and they provide a theory for the possible association between two phenomena observed in patients with autism: elevated levels of sAPP- and aberrant T-cell immunity. Future studies investigating this potential connection are imperative and will lead to the necessary development of individualized treatments for the unique subset of patients with autism for whom these studies are relevant.The authors do not define the unique subset in question, but as the papers they cite illustrate, the "unique subset" is children with severe autism and aggression. They're the population with elevated sAPPa levels in the small studies done to date. As for abberrant T-cell immunity, as I noted above, that's not an unequivocal association with autism. I think the authors missed a very large, important boat in these conclusions, but I'll keep what that is in my pocket until the end of this post.
And then...
There is this news release associated with the FASEB paper. If you agree with me that the paper authors reached quite a bit in stating their conclusions, get a load of what the news release says.
First, there's the headline: "Autism may be linked to abnormal immune system characteristics and novel protein fragment." Except that nowhere in this paper do the authors make this link.
Then there's the dek. "University of South Florida researchers made the discoveries using mouse models of autism." Nope. They used a mouse model of overexpression of sAAPa. Using a mouse model of autism would not have helped them address the research question they posed unless they reversed the parameters.
Nowhere does this news release mention a "subset" of autism. In fact, the opening salvo refers to "immune system abnormalities that mimic those seen with autism spectrum disorders." Plural. The implication is that there are clearly defined immune abnormalities in autism that can be mimicked. But that's not the case. There are hints. Signs. Signposts. Outcomes that in some cases neatly dovetail with the FASEB paper's findings...and some that do not.
The release states that "the USF researchers concluded that the protein fragment might be both a biomarker for autism..." Not at all. They didn't conclude that in the paper, noting only that sAPPa was already under consideration as a biomarker for autism. Specifically severe autism with aggression.
Then things get rather personal. The chair of the department where the team did the work is quoted as saying, "The prognosis for autism is poor." What does that mean? Do people die from it? Will the autistic children whom I know today never mature, develop, move forward? That statement alone propagates an image of autism akin to malignant melanoma, and as with "devastating disease" does no good for autistic people. The chair is also quoted as saying that this work "may lead to earlier diagnosis and more effective treatments." That's beyond speculative, and at best, it would be diagnosis of the subgroup that shows elevated levels of sAPPa. That's important, but I'm still keeping that one in my pocket for last.
The release goes on to say that the research team inserted the gene for sAPPa into the genome of the mice. Not really. The gene was turned on only in spleen, brain, and thymus. This work does not indicate what the outcome would be were the gene expressed organismally.
In what ultimately is the best description of this work, the release quotes one of the study authors as saying that they used molecular biology and immunochemistry techniques to characterize immune cell development in the thymus and spleen function in the genetically altered mice and compared them to normal mice. That is exactly what the authors of this paper did. There is no characterization of autism in this work.
That doesn't stop the news release from closing with a quote from study author Jun Tan, saying, "Our work suggests that the negative effects of elevated sAPPa on the adaptive immune system is a novel mechanism underlying certain forms of autism." Another overstatement that's sure to set the interwebz aflame with fingerpointing at vaccines as triggers for autism. But then he offers the real conclusion: "The findings also add support to the role of sAPPa in the T-cell response." This conclusion finds support in the paper results. Anything having to do with autism does not.
What would I have liked to have seen from this paper and the accompanying news release? More precision and accuracy. A clear emphasis on the real findings of the paper, the effect of sAPPa on immune endpoints. If autism had to be mentioned, the fact that sAPPa is related only to a "unique subset" of autistic people should have been made quite clear in both the paper and the news release. Finally, the news release should not--in the headline, quotes, or other text--have used the word "linked" in association with autism, as no aspect of autism itself was investigated in this work. Doing so simply leads to flame headlines, inflaming controversies, misapplication of science, and further muddling of people's perception of autism.
The work itself is cool stuff. Had the authors and the news release noted the closer relevance to the "unique subset" of autism, the marketing of the work would have been more accurate. Frankly, the findings would have been of greater interest had they specified the subset, given the growing recognition that there are likely many "autisms," rather than a monolith that some--including in these publications--have been calling it. Any work teasing out these different strands of the autism monolith is forward looking and worth emphasizing.
Without ever really acknowledging or emphasizing it, the authors here may have added to a growing body of work that could lead to stratification--identification of subsets--of autism into what are clearly different forms. How immensely helpful that would be in terms of people with severe autism and aggression. What a useful contribution to testing and treatment for severe autism and aggression. Yet somehow, that important aspect, that target audience, went overlooked in favor of big, splashy references to what remains an eyeball magnet: Autism. Just...autism.
Aberrant T-lymphocyte development and function in mice overexpressing human secreted amyloid precursor protein-α: implications for autism; A. Bailey, H. Hou, D. Obregon, J. Tian, Y. Zhu, Q. Zou, W. Nikolic, M. Bengston, T. Mori, T. Murphy, J. Tan; The FASEB Journal; published online Nov. 15, 2011


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Worst salon in Wexford. I have been going to this salon on and off for 15 years, since they were in their original location. The receptionists seem as though they'd rather spit on you as wait on you. I've had multiple hair dressers over the years. All do an okay job, nothing spectacular. Once I had to wait over 40 minutes past my appointment time for a hair cut. No one acknowledged my wait unless I asked how much longer it would be. I finally left. The hairdresser did call to apologize but that was the last straw. I haven't been back since. I don't appreciated being treated like scum, especially when their price list in not cheap. Save your money and go elsewhere.
love this salon – just moved to the area and was very nervous I wouldnt find a decent salon. Decided to try this one and I love my hair. My stylist name was Mia. I would recomend her especially for color. But she gave me a nice cut as well.
Cathy is great! – She does everything: hair, manicures and pedicures and she does them very well.
Thanks, Cathy!
Great Salon in the North Hills – I have been going there for about a year or so. I have only gone for manicures, pedicures and brow waxing. I can't complain about any of my services. Mandy has always done my nails, and they always come out looking fabulous!
The staff is friendly when making appointments and when I'm at the salon. I would highly recommend this salon if you are looking for a salon in the North Hills.
Great Salon for nails – I have been going to Above All for about a year to get my nails done and Taralee has never let me down.
I never feel like my manicures or pedicures are being rushed. My nails look great and I leave feeling like it was well worth it!
Great Salon in the Wexford Area – I have been a client of Above All for MANY years. The salon is beautiful, well stocked and relaxing. I particulary LOVE my Stylinist Andrea. She continues to using "cutting edge" techinques to make me and my hair be that best it can be.
Highly recommend the salon
Superior Service - Welcoming Attitude – My first experience with Above All was exceptional. Everyone, beginning with the receptionists, was fantastic.
The salon is spotless, gorgeous and relaxing. The holiday decor is well done.
My hair stylist, Ann, actually listened to what I wanted. She made some suggestions about cut and color that I took her up on and I am very happy with the results. Ann was personable, professional and excellent with color. I was very comfortable with her immediately. I look forward to our next appointment.
Stephanie did my fill-in and pedicure. Again, she was personable and I was treated professionally and made to feel right at home. She did a great job. The pedicure and foot/leg treatments were heavenly! I look forward to my next appointment with her, too.
Janine did my brows. Since I'd just had a facial peel with Cynthia I couldn't have a brow wax or tint. Janine had to do it the old-fashioned way using tweezers. She did a nice job shaping my brows and getting those unruly white ones under control. Janine took great care to make sure that the tweezing wasn't too ouchy. I am pleased with the outcome and will most likely look into eyelash extensions some time soon.
My facial peel was performed by Cynthia. She is absolutely terrific. She took the time to throughly educate me on what was going to happen, the products that she'd be using and what to expect during and after the treatment. The after treatment products actually do what they promise and make the skin feel wonderful.
A few days after the peel Cynthia called to check up on how I was doing, how the after treatment products were working and answered some questions that I had. I will be doing a series of peels with her and am already looking forward to my January 2012 appointment.
Above All certainly lived up to its name. I highly recommend this salon/spa to anyone who wishes to do something extra special for themselves, family member or friend.
Cost is in line with other higher end salons and spas.
Not friendly/un organized – Needless to say it was not a friendly atmosphere. It was my first time and last time that I will ever walk in those doors. The girl at the front desk was miserable. After I was sent back to wait there was all this confusion on who had who and what was going on.... Seriously how hard is it to know who your next apt is?? I was not formally introduced to the person who was going to wax me. That right there shows a lot. How the place has the name ABOVE ALL GRAND SALON .... please take a step down and remove the above all part because truly your not. Its a beautiful place with UGLY attitudes! Also you may want to consider hiring "new" staff for the front more along the lines of happy and professional :)
Barbie is the best!!!! – While I hesitate to give her away to everyone because I would NEVER get in with her, I feel I have to tell everyone about her amazing styles, her gifted artistry and the fact that she really loves what she does and you can tell. I feel amazing when I leave there!!
She cares about the young staff she works with that she apparently helps train and does fabulous updos and Pittsburgh's own HOLLYWOOD hair. I have used her for longer than 10 years and have always loved my hair.......She is worth the wait!!!
Overall great place just not happy with one stylist – I have been going to Above All for about 2 years. I have been going to Sheana for my cuts for the past year or so. I love how she cuts my hair and I am always happy when I leave.
The only negative thing that I have to say is: Last May I made an appt. on a Saturday with Barbie (Shaena was not available which was ok with me) to have my hair curled for a wedding. I got to my appt. on time and waited for almost 20-25 minutes for Barbie to come and get me. It was a Saturday and they were busy with high school proms, I understand that but I wished someone would have told me that she was running behind. She came to get me and we discussed how I wanted my hair and she proceeded to gossip about a certain stylist in the salon for quite sometime and making a nasty face at this particular stylist when he walked by. She was also going on and on about issues she had with other staff members. I was feeling rather uncomfortable. She just seemed very unprofessional but in the end I loved how she did my hair, was happy and on my way. I just chalked it up to a crazy day.
Just last week (Saturday April 2 Appt. time 3:30) I had an event to go to and I wanted my hair done. I was unable to get my regular stylist and they had an appt. with Barbie again. I was hesitant but took it anyway. It was like a flashback to last year: She was almost 20 minutes late - They had to page her twice and then an assistant came back and had me sit near her station while she finished up her client - She began gossiping about a stylists' boyfriend who was in the salon and their relationship, telling me to lean over and take a peak at him. She was pulling one of the assistants aside to gossip with her about this stylist and boyfriend, taking a second to put the curling iron down to talk ... When the assistant walked away she briefly said something negative about her.
It went beyond the normal chit chat you hear in a salon. Again, I was uncomfortable while sitting there.
It came up during my appt. that she was the manager of the salon --- I was floored!
In the end I didn't say anything b/c I was ok on time, just barely getting out of there in enough time to go home and get ready.
I will not go back to Barbie again. I gave her a second chance thinking that last year was just a bad day but unfortunately it was not.
Overall I have had great experiences at the salon and spa and will continue to go back.
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The Lower Colorado River Authority released aerials it shot on April 12th following some early April rain. The area picked up more than three inches of rain last month, making it the wettest April since 2008.
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STANISLAUS COUNTY — A commission that spent a year evaluating the needs of veterans delivered its first report to Stanislaus County leaders Tuesday, and officials are certain to hear again from the active group.
Supervisors created the seven-member Veterans Advisory Commission in April 2012, which grew out of a discussion of facility needs for veterans organizations. The county has 30 veteran service groups with a combined membership of more than 7,000.
At its meetings and workshops in the past 14 months, the advisory panel has identified other pressing needs of older veterans and soldiers returning from conflicts in the Middle East. Needs include:
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After hearing the report, supervisors gave the green light for the commission to work with staff on options for creating a veterans hall and service office. The dream is for a 36,600-square-foot multipurpose assembly hall with space for 500 people and an office for connecting people with job assistance and other services.
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Besides developing plans for an assembly hall, the volunteers worked with local agencies and the Department of Veterans Affairs to obtain two vans for taking severely disabled vets to medical appointments in the Bay Area.
Commission member Joseph Madden said he discovered several years ago that homebound veterans went without care because they didn't like to use a VA shuttle that runs between the valley and Bay Area medical facilities.
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Supervisors praised the commission members for their efforts. Supervisor Dick Monteith said, "I love your tenacity. Don't lose it."
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At Teachers College, Columbia University, I went into the South Bronx to teach in a predominantly male, African-American technical high school—a place seemingly different from where I had spent the previous four years, the heart of Africa in the Central African Republic. But in many ways, the experience wasn't so different; it was an immersion for me into another world. Like here in Africa, where I still work and live, it was a no holds barred environment where there was no ambiguity, no posturing, and human feelings never failed to confront you on a daily basis. In these two areas of the world, despite what most of society would see as failure and despair, there is also a real pride in being from the rough and tumble, from a hard scrabble place that challenges without ever asking.
Those two experiences, Peace Corps and teaching in the South Bronx while working on my master's at Teachers College, are the highlights of my life. They were both intense and they have left me with the most vivid memories of people and places. They also prepared me for what lay ahead: 20 years now of research on the forest elephant in the equatorial forest. Currently, I serve as an associate conservation scientist in the Central African Republic.
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